ABAP Basis Copy Refresh 
Disclaimer:
This function is only available if you own a "SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management" 1.0 enterprise edition license. Contact your SAP representative to obtain a license to make this function available.
Note
Task lists are proprietary to SAP and can be overwritten during an upgrade. We recommend to consider SAP task lists as templates and to save SAP task lists as a copy.
The system refresh is done to overwrite an already existing target system with the latest data from a source system while maintaining the configuration. To prevent overwriting the target system configuration, you need to export the target system tables that contain configuration information before you start the system copy. After the system copy is finished you need to import the target system tables and it is recommended to delete the exported configuration data manually from the file system. You can use the task list SAP_BASIS_COPY_REFRESH to run a complete system copy refresh automatically.
After the system copy has finished you need to import the target system tables
The task list runs in the following sequence:
Sequence |
Phase |
Description |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Export phase |
The system exports the configuration data in form of table content via R3trans to the file system. |
2 |
Stop phase |
The task list run stops to perform the physical system copy (task: CL_STCT_SC_CONFIRM_COPY) |
3 |
Cleanup phase |
The system deletes content of tables that contain source system information. |
4 |
Import phase |
The system imports the configuration data in form of table content via R3trans from the file system. |
5 |
Configuration phase |
The task manager adapts configuration to the target system. |
The predefined task list offers the possibility to select or deselect components for the import. If tasks depend on each other, the task manager allows only joint selecting or deselecting.
For more information about the export and import activities, see the description of each task, which is available in the Help column of the task list.
Prerequisites
This task list must be run with SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management. SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management exports and imports the current running task list run automatically. This enables you to continue with the task list run after the system copy is done.